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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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